Outward Bound programs aim to enhance personal development and life skills. Below are some personal accounts of the impact Outward Bound has had on some of our participants.
Outward Bound offers programs for individuals and families to build relationships, and develop confidence and resilience by taking them out of their comfort zones into the wilderness.
Craig Standing (farthest to the right) and son Brad (tallest at rear with brown shirt). Jim Young (second from left) and daughters Stephanie (next to Jim) and Rachael (fifth from right).
The Boral Scholarship program provides employees’ families with the opportunity to gain these same benefits. These scholarships are open to parents or guardians to bring their son or daughter aged between 13 and 16.
The Family Course, run over nine days in a bush setting, encourages participants to step outside their comfort zone so they can gain new skills and a better understanding of their strengths and limits. It also teaches them how to work effectively in a group and on their own.
A group of young adults, 15-18 years, recently completed a 12-day epic journey into the great Aussie wilderness. The transition into adulthood can be exciting but also confusing and challenging. Navigator gives young adults the opportunity to rediscover who they are and where they might be heading in life.
While the course was somewhat challenging, participants learnt a lot about leadership, teamwork, communication and problem solving. Some participants found these skills to be particularly useful as they plan to step into leadership roles in their future careers.
Myalls Fawcett, aged 17, summed up the course in one sentence:
It was hard to want to quit…it was easy enough to push on as a team
Group cohesion was an important contributor to overall success. The participants felt as though they achieved as a group but more importantly they felt as though they had succeeded personally.
Participants enjoying a team massage.
Navigator aims to provide young people with important life skills required to make a steady transition into adulthood.For more information, click here.
Fifteen individuals from all walks of life, including two incredible instructors, recently completed a fourteen-day epic journey in the proximity of Namadgi National Park. The inspiring group of people, who named themselves Carpe Diem (Latin for ‘Seize the Day’), discovered the intense two weeks to be an eye opener into the challenges of everyday life. Nevertheless, the Outward Bounders look onward to their future as they plan to apply the skills they have gained to the challenges that lay ahead.
